Instant Death

'Congratulations on winning! You have been elected as the next generation Open World RPG, End of the World monitor!

That really started out nagging, like spam mail.

It's a sudden email from a development company I've never even heard of.

Normally, we should ignore this kind of spam, but Shu Yoko thought it would be some kind of story.

Yoko is unemployed.

So far, I'm thinking that some savings and unemployment insurance is all I rely on, but it's really sweet to make a living with a writer, a blogger, a video creator, etc.

So I really tried to deal with fraudulent emails. I thought it would be content like this.

First, I checked to see if anyone had received a similar email online.

Recipients seemed to be quite there, but the majority seem to decide it's spam and delete it.

Some of them apparently install and play client software without any particular vigilance.

At least, the game itself seemed real.

If you look at the play video, it's like an orthodox open world fantasy RPG.

From what I can see, it didn't seem interesting to take it away with a plain picturesque game, but the open-world game is sold with the freedom to do anything.

Depending on how you do it, you might get popularity as a live video.

Yoko, who had nothing else to do, decided to play the game.

Yoko followed the email instructions to install the game after isolating the extra PC from the home network just in case.

It's not an online game, but it's a way to get resources from the server from time to time, so a net connection was essential.

As soon as I started playing, Yoko felt it was just a hassle.

Overall it was a game that lacked comfort.

First of all, the world was wide in vain.

There is no deformation, and a real-world scale is realized.

If there is a Wang capital with 100,000 inhabitants, in fact 100,000 NPCs and the houses and workplaces where they live, in the barn zone that feeds that many people, social infrastructures are available.

Between such a city and a city, it is especially a large street without events, vast grasslands and forests.

Travel there while managing a status that is just in the way of urination, fullness, sleep, etc.

And time was similar to real time. An hour of reality is progressing in real time without a day in the game.

Normally, an open world game with this hand has a fast-travel feature that moves to a stronghold, a feature that skips time, but this game doesn't have that either.

It may be real, but as a game, it would be a cumbersome specification.

So when it comes to boredom, it wasn't.

Oddly enough, NPC reactions are very varied.

NPC lives their own lives in the game, but shows varying reactions to players' words and actions.

I can chat to NPC in this game, but it returns the right response.

We talked about high performance AI being used, but it wasn't surprising that people were behind it and told they were manipulating it.

It was a real world everywhere, but that alone is just a world simulator.

That might be interesting, but the End of the World was only made as an entertainment piece.

Contrary to the realities of the world, player characters were in fiction.

Player characters have levels, stats, and skills.

A few things helped me quickly increase my level, increase my skills according to my behavior, and demonstrate superhuman strength.

Yoko immediately glanced at this game.

In the real world of the open world, it was painful to crash unconsciously.

Yoko enjoyed an unscrupulous play, as if to tap into the depression of reality.

After a while, I got an email again.

"End of the World VR Edition Announcements"

It was a guide to the new version, especially for the players who did it.

VR needs dedicated equipment, but they are all rented from a development company.

Yoko, who had already gone somewhere, such as suspicion, also signed up for the new version of the monitor test.

Yoko was also completely stuck in the goggles to be worn on the head and in the game to be played with gloves to be worn on both hands.

And when I was totally used to VR too, I get further emails.

"End of the World FIVR Announcements"

FIVR was abbreviated as a fully immersive virtual reality (full immersion virtual reality), a technique that allowed you to experience exactly as if you had entered the game, projecting your whole body's senses completely into the game.

This email also seems to pay off a considerable amount of money in a guide to a limited number of players who have done the VR version.

The number of recruits was a very small number, and Yoko applied without any worries.

I got a winning email right back, but Yoko didn't think it was as obnoxious.

I was lucky. I just wanted to praise myself that I acted optimally quickly.

Exactly, it is not large enough to be installed in the average home when it comes to FIVR equipment, and because it is full of technology under development, it is not possible to lend it to the outside world.

Yoko was therefore invited to the laboratory of the development company and signed various contracts with Weiweino.

I wasn't sure what the contract was about, but I was afraid I'd lose my rights because I said something extra.

This monitor test was meant to span several months.

In the meantime, they can't get out of the lab, not even the VR equipment.

It was said that diet and excretion would be handled appropriately, but no detailed technical information was known to Yoko.

It's a really nagging story, but in space-related research, some experiments seem to be held captive for long periods of time. Yoko didn't have much doubt.

Yoko organized her neighborhood.

Since I quit the company, I've hardly been able to pull off and have no close people, but still, when I leave the house for months, it takes a lot of preparation.

Yoko, who finished preparing and came to the laboratory again, was guided to the VR equipment.

It was an elongated encapsulated one, large enough for each adult to lie down.

When you take off your clothes and lie in the capsule, the lid comes down and darkens, making the outside sound completely inaudible.

And suddenly my consciousness was interrupted.

When I woke up, it was on the bed.

Wake yourself up and look around.

I thought it was a strange room, but soon I thought it was one of the mansions I bought within the End of the World.

I didn't know right away because there was a difference in resolution.

The goggle-type device used in End of the World was high performance, but the game is still a game. If you take a closer look, you'll see it's a polygon, and there were some rough spots in the texture.

But all I could see was that the sight in front of me was reality itself.

Yoko wondered a little bit.

I thought it would be much easier to faithfully reproduce the mansion in the game than to achieve FIVR.

Just let him think he's going to start the game, let him sleep, and bring him to a well done set.

But the suspicion cleared up quickly.

When I ran the gesture command with my finger, the system window appeared in front of me.

The specification of the command seems to be similar to the VR version.

Then, trying to manipulate the window, I find my hands strangely white and supple.

When I hurried to touch all over my body, that turned into certainty.

It's a luxurious body, but this was a man's body.

"Oh, you mean..."

If I checked the status, the state of play in the VR version would have taken over intact.

I mean, he's a character of a man, and he's supposed to play as Shu Yosuke.

Get out of bed and try to move your body. There was no particular discomfort. They don't make that difference just because you're a man.

Peeping into the mirror of the wall, a hell of a beautiful young man was staring back at Yoko, like he only existed in fiction.

It was a familiar, character-make-up face that I spent quite a bit of time creating.

"Well, okay. The point is, you mean role-play as a man, right?

I guess I can't even make further changes now, and I don't feel so bad though I was somewhat surprised because I would pick a guy in a game where I could originally make up a character.

Yoko decided to play by becoming Yosuke, dividing it as an experience she wouldn't normally be able to.

Restore your mind, Yoko continues to confirm.

The clothes I was wearing were also obtained in the VR version and were given various effects.

There is no doubt that this situation is a continuation of the previous one.

Yoko then chose the magic of the air cutter from the system window. What happens if we use magic here, can we really use magic or something? That's what I wanted to try.

Point the subject at the fingertips to the bed.

Then, along with the flashy shock sound, the bed became two straight.

"I can break it, this"

[TIPS: Let's lock objects we don't want to break accidentally]

Such a message appeared in sight to answer the question.

Buildings and furniture could not be broken in the VR version, but everything seems to be broken in the FIVR version. However, that can be inconvenient, so I guess I can't break it.

"Yosuke! How did it go!

I opened the door ramblingly and the ladies in maid clothes showed up.

Yoko's squire.

I can't even carry a lot of baggage because of the importance this game places on reality. So they hire people to do all sorts of chores.

"Something... can't be real"

I was going to pick quite a few beautiful women, but the closer I look at them, the less likely they seem.

I have pimples, my pores are open, and my teeth are poorly lined.

The part of the VR version that was deceptive due to the convenience of the resolution bothers me.

"Don't you have a tutorial or something"

There is no need for a description of the system aspect as it seems to follow the VR version.

But you should know early on what it means to use this body to fight.

"Are there any bandits around here yet?

"Yes, it looks like he's still wandering around"

This mansion was in the mountains and was originally occupied by bandits.

I took that away, but they're still hanging around here.

"Okay. I'm coming out for a second. You guys clear the bed and get something new ready. One of you follow me with a weapon."

Exit the mansion and look around.

An indication showing the approximate position to the peripheral object, called the compass, was floating in the field of vision.

If I checked that, there were some red people-shaped icons nearby.

Red is the enemy. A people-shaped enemy would probably be a bandit.

Yoko walked out unconstructively.

Hidden skills that have been accidentally raised repeatedly and in vain help and succeed in coming to the bandit's side unnoticed.

Yoko ordered the maid to prepare the sword.

Normal sword with no special effect but would be just fine to try the fight.

I'll wave my sword to try. As with the VR version, sword muscles seemed to require correction depending on the level of swordsmanship skills.

If the sword is properly shaken, it is considered the execution of the attack command and the optimal attack is automatically executed.

Yoko approached the bandit softly and slashed him from behind.

The bandit's upper body fell to the ground lightly.

Blood erupts, guts spill. The smell of blood and organs filled her, and Yoko couldn't help but vomit.

"Yosuke! How did it go!

The maid rushes over worried.

Yoko was trying to kill people. There's no guilt in killing every bandit, and all I'm saying is the NPC of the game. I only thought about the extent of the crate that drops my gear, but when it's so real, I can't move because of my physiological aversion.

[TIPS: If you don't like grotesque expressions, increase the level of cruel expression filters]

Then such a message was displayed.